David Montgomery was rated a 71 overall on Madden. Is that a fair projection?
The newest Madden ratings were released for the rookie class of 2019. Without a first-round pick, there was not much press around this for the Chicago Bears. However, David Montgomery was their stand-in first round pick.
Sure, he was a third-round pick. However, they traded up for him, he was their first pick, and the team is going to use him a lot in his rookie season. They went out and sought him and found him.
So, with that in mind, the question comes down to whether or not a 71 is a fair rating in Madden. This says that yes he is a good running back. However, he has not proven anything more than to be repalcement level.
At first glance, this rating looks low. However, looking at every first round pick from 2019, and it starts to look fair.
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Looking at the list, six players in the first round came in with a lower rating than Montgomery, and one came in with the same rating.
Josh Jacobs, the top running back was rated 74. The other two running backs to go ahead of Jacobs, Miles Sanders and Darrell Henerson were rated as a 72.
With this in mind 71 is about right.
However, the issue comes with Devin Singletary being rated 72. Singletary has a very low probability of succeeding in the NFL. He may have been the next best player at the position, but the fact that he was the next best caused the Bears to trade up to make sure that decision was not on their plate.
Making Montgomery a 71 is one thing, but putting him below Singletary is another. Henderson and Sanders could have been 73, Montgomery a 72, and Singletary a 71. A small